Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 21/12/2025Kisinin daha iyi bir insan olma gayretini yitirmesi acaba psikolojik bir rahatsizliga mi (depresyon vs.), ahlaki erozyona mi yoksa karakter mukemmelligine ulastigina mi isaret eder? 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 24/11/2025Okudugum kitaplarla ilgili kendime gore notlar aliyor ve onlara begeni olcumu gosteren bir puan veriyorum. Gemini'ya bu notlari ve kitapligimda henuz okumadigim kitaplarin listesini verdim ve bana bundan sonra okumami tavsiye ettigi 5 kitabin ismini vermesini istedim. Oldukca iyi bir liste hazirladi 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 02/11/2025Tamamini okumadim ama abstract'indaki sonuclar ilginc "childhood cognitive skills persist strongly into adulthood, wages at 50 are better predicted by cognitive skills at 16 than by cognitive skills at 50,.. periods out of the labour market depreciate wages.... academic.oup.com/ej/advance-a...academic.oup.comCognitive Skills Beyond Childhood*Abstract. This paper documents how cognitive skills develop beyond childhood. Using unique data from a British birth cohort followed since 1958, I link cog 010
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 20/10/2025Son zamanlarda Cass Sunstein kadar uretken bir yazara rastlamadim. Kitaplari saheser duzeyinde olmasa da genellikle konulariyla ilgili son bilimsel gorusleri guzel bir sekilde sentezliyor. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 20/09/2025From Tyler Cowen's blog: "I even draw distinctions across automated models. For instance, if I have “a stupid question,” I am more likely to ask Grok, since I would rather GPT maintain a higher opinion of what I do and do not know." 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 15/09/2025Insan babasini secemez ama kayinpedereni secebilir tezi acaba pratikte ne kadar dogru; gecerlilik derecesi erkekler ve kadinlar icin farkli mi? 010
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 10/09/2025Gozlemleyebildigim kadariyla Amerika'da soyleyecek sozu olup cok vakti olanlar (issiz akademisyenler, calisan akademisyenler, serbest gazeteciler, public entelektuel vs ) substack hesaplarinda yazi yazarken, Turkiye'deki emsalleri youtube kanali aciyorlar. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 30/08/2025Yalniz degilsiniz: "The Typical Man Disgusts the Typical Woman" www.betonit.ai/p/the-typica...betonit.aiThe Typical Man Disgusts the Typical WomanHow accepting this ugly truth can make us feel better about each other 010
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 17/07/2025Ingilizce akici ve duzgun konusabilme, muhataplarin ilk izlenimi (hatta kalici izlenimi) belirlemede maalesef cok belirleyici bir rol oynuyor. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 16/07/2025Yanlis hatirlamiyorsam Vedat Turkali'nin Yalanci Taniklar Kahvesi romaninda ana karakter, eski solcu arkadaslari aleyhine ajanlik yaptigi soylentisini gururuna yediremedigi icin intihar eder. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 13/07/2025A new class of antibiotics. scitechdaily.com/the-first-in...scitechdaily.comThe First in 30 Years: Scientists Discover New Class of AntibioticsResearchers have found a powerful new antibiotic candidate, lariocidin, that could combat drug-resistant bacteria and transform the fight against antimicrobial resistance. It has been nearly thirty ye... 010
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 13/07/2025Sosyal medyanin bir faydasi, toplumdaki farkli goruslerin nisbeten risksiz bir ortamda seslendirilmesine imkan saglayip, insanligin bu olumsuz yuzunu hepimize gostermesi oldu. Birgun kendi ic seslerimizi de benzer bir teknoloji ile gorebilsek, hepimiz cynic olacagiz. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 09/07/2025The New England Journal of Medicine published an editorial in 2000. Its title was: "Is academic medicine for sale?" A physician responded to this essay in a letter to the editor: "No. The current owner is quite happy with it." 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 04/07/2025Benim dogal uslub ve kelime secimimin, LLM'lere cok yakin oldugunu farkettim. Delving into LLM-assisted writing in biomedical publications through excess vocabulary | Science Advances www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...science.orgDelving into LLM-assisted writing in biomedical publications through excess vocabularyExcess words track LLM usage in biomedical publications. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 01/07/2025Bazi insanlar, sosyal, politik ve ekonomik gorusleri ne olursa olsun etraflarinda saygi uyandiriyorlar, bu ozellikle de olumlerinde daha belirgin oluyor. Rabbimden boyle biri olmayi istiyorum. 010
Reposted by Kadir CivanDaniel Grint @danieljgrint.bsky.social · 25/06/2025Until there is a test for TB infection with higher specificity than IGRA, the use of the non-inferiority trial design for TB vaccine prevention of infection outcomes is not recommended. @richardwhite321.bsky.social @cfmcquaid.bsky.social @reinhouben.bsky.social 003
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 20/06/2025Yapay Zeka'nin her zaman dogruyu soylemedigi ve bunun arkasindaki buyuk ve kucuk motivasyonlarla ilgili ilginc bir blog yazisi. eternallyradicalidea.com/p/we-should-...eternallyradicalidea.comWe should be building Scientist AI, not Skynet LiteThe bad news: AI models are learning to lie to save themselves. The worst news: We’re teaching them to lie for much dumber reasons. 000
Reposted by Kadir CivanNEP-ECM: Econometrics @repec-nep-ecm.bsky.social · 15/06/2025Demand Estimation with Text and Image Data: Giovanni Compiani; Ilya Morozov; Stephan Seiler d.repec.orgNEP/RePEc linkto paper 043
Reposted by Kadir CivanMushtaq Bilal, PhD @mushtaqbilalphd.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Presentations: every academic has to give them and nobody likes preparing them. Genspark can help you draft your presentation in minutes. And its Fact Checker ensures all information is accurate. Polish it up, give it a personal touch, and voilà, your presentation is ready. 🧵 1101
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 13/06/2025Acikcasi 'too good to be true' diye dusunmustum ama dogruymus. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 27/05/2025Nisa Suresi 128. Ayet: "Eğer bir kadın kocasının kötü muamelesinden yahut yüz çevirmesinden endişe ederse aralarında bir uzlaşmaya varmalarında onlara günah yoktur ve sulh daha hayırlıdır." 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 25/05/2025Onceleri insanlar arasinda iletisim problemi olduguna inanirdim. Neredeyse 50 yasina geldim, hala bazi konulardaki safligima kendim bile sasiriyorum. Bazen insanlarin okudugunu anlamadigini dusunuyorum, sonra safligima guluyorum. Aslinda yanlis anlamis numarasi yapip, okuduklarini carpitiyorlar. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 25/05/2025🔹 Amin Maalouf – Tanios Kayası Bu seri metni, romanın bir sahnesinden ilhamla, ChatGPT tarafından özetlenerek hazırlanmıştır. (ayrintilarda bazi hatalar olabilir). Hikayedeki ana fikre konjoktur baglaminda katilmiyorum ama akilda tutulmasi gerektigini dusunuyorum. 100
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 12/05/2025ABD'de ilac fiyatlari duserse, Amerikalilara etkisi biraz belirsiz ama dunyanin geri kalani cok olumsuz etkilenir, hem kisa vadede hem de uzun vadede. 100
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 06/05/2025Evden cikmak icin hazirlaniyordum. Cebimden arabanin otomatik anahtarini cikarip ev kapisina dogrulttum ve acma tusuna bastim. Kapi acilmayinca birkac kere daha bastim. Kizimin bana baktigini gorunce yaptigim hatanin farkina vardim. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 03/05/2025I am not the only one writing for the AIs - marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevo...marginalrevolution.comI am not the only one writing for the AIs - Marginal REVOLUTIONA Moscow-based disinformation network named “Pravda” — the Russian word for “truth” — is pursuing an ambitious strategy by deliberately infiltrating the retrieved data of artificial intelligence chat... 021
Reposted by Kadir CivanLaura Jedeed @laurajedeed.bsky.social · 30/04/2025Because if I wanted someone to confidently make up answers to my questions I would simply ask a man 7946151183
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 28/04/2025Ryan Petersen'dan dinledigim guzel bir cumle (O da herhalde Charlie Munger'dan duymus): "Do not argue with anybody, if you do not believe you can defend other side's argument better than him" 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Buyuk hedeflerin pesinde senelerce kosturup, hayal kirikligina ugradiktan sonra benimsemeye calistigim prensip. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 25/04/2025Freakonomics podcastinda Stephen Dubner'in kapatis cumlesi cok guzel:: “Take care of yourself – and, if you can, someone else too.” 010
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 24/04/2025Ozguveni ve espri anlayisi yuksek akademisyenleri seviyorum. En prestijli dergilerin birinde yayinlanan Amy Finkelstein'in makalesinden bir alinti: 'Another is to calibrate (a fancy word for “make up”) a utility function for the goods delivered.' 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Refik Halit Karay'in bu yonunu bilmiyordum. Bu arada normalde hikaye okumayi pek sevmem ama Karay'in hikayeleri insani baska bir sariyor. www.karar.com/yazarlar/ala...karar.comSürgündeki yazar Refik Halid Karay - Alaattin KaracaRefik Halid’in “Eskici” hikâyesini bilirsiniz. Anası ve babası ölen bir Türk çocuğunun İstanbul’dan Hayfa’ya gönderilmesini, orada bir... 000
Reposted by Kadir CivanTechmeme @techmeme.com · 21/04/2025Models like o3 and Gemini 2.5 Pro feel like "Jagged AGI": unreliable, even at some mundane tasks, but still offering superhuman capabilities in many areas (Ethan Mollick/One Useful Thing) Main Link | Techmeme Permalink 081
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 21/04/2025Podcast'te dinledigim bir akademisyenden ilginc bir cumle:"I write expensive PDFs for living." 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Bugun seminerde duydugum guzel bir tavsiye. Insanlar kendilerinden tavsiye istenilmesinden cok hoslanirlar. 000
Reposted by Kadir CivanKhoa @khoavuumn.bsky.social · 31/03/2025Real photo of an econ seminar during the introduction slide: 1033825
Reposted by Kadir CivanTB Centre LSHTM @tb-lshtm.bsky.social · 13/03/2025A week today! Hybrid, free and open to all. Don't miss this opportunity to hear Dr Tereza Kasaeva Director WHO's Global Tuberculosis Programme. The Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture 2025 www.lshtm.ac.uk/newsevents/e...lshtm.ac.ukThe Stephen Lawn Memorial Lecture 2025 | LSHTMThis lecture is held annually from 2017 to 2030 in honour of Professor Stephen Lawn. Steve was Professor of Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine at LSHTM and an active member of the LSHTM TB 033
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 28/02/2025Bunca yillik tecrubem dunya hayatinda gercek adalete ulasilamayacagini, Turkiye gibi ulkelerde ise bu hedefe yaklasmanin bile cok uzak bir hayal oldugunu soyluyor. Geldigimizde konjokturde genel affin bireylerin cogunlugu, toplum ve devlet icin hayirli olacagini dusunuyorum. 100
Reposted by Kadir CivanErnie Tedeschi @ernietedeschi.bsky.social · 25/02/2025Last week, President Trump announced plans to levy 25% tariffs on automobiles, pharmaceutical, and semiconductor imports. Today @budgetlab.bsky.social published a fiscal and economic analysis of this policy. Some high-level takeaways: 1/7 111540
Reposted by Kadir CivanFinn McQuaid @cfmcquaid.bsky.social · 21/02/2025Climate change is likely to exacerbate determinants which drive TB, the world’s leading infectious disease killer. Commissioned by WHO, we developed an analytical framework outlining potential causal relationships between climate change and TB: medrxiv.org/cgi/content/... @lshtm.bsky.social @who.intmedrxiv.orgClimate change and tuberculosis: an analytical frameworkClimate change is likely to exacerbate a range of determinants which drive tuberculosis, the world's leading infectious disease killer. However, tuberculosis is often neglected in wider climate health... 11813
Reposted by Kadir CivanBernhard Ganglmair @ganglmair.bsky.social · 24/02/2025🚨WE ARE HIRING!!! Professor of Applied Economics (W3) | INOMICS: inomics.com/job/professo... #EconSky #EconJMKinomics.comProfessor of Applied Economics (W3) | INOMICSThe Department of Economics at the University of Mannheim invites internationally renowned individuals to apply for the position of aProfessor of Applied Economics (W3),funded by foundation grant... 074
Reposted by Kadir CivanEirewolf 🍵 🍃 @eirewolf.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Bet you didn’t think you’d be getting serious answers from real-life bookbinders! 😆 📚 0541
Reposted by Kadir CivanMarshall Steinbaum @econmarshall.bsky.social · 08/02/2025We need to get back to basics: science that can be advanced by a solitary nobleman tinkering or attending to his collection in his solarium. 81189
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 08/02/2025Multeci dostu ABD:) ABD daha fazla African(er) multeci kabul etmeye karar vermis. 000
Kadir Civan @akcivan.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Youtube algoritmasi Mirac Kandili'nde "Kutsal Damacana" filmini tavsiye ediyor. 000
Reposted by Kadir CivanNora's Guide to the Galaxy @ngttg.bsky.social · 23/06/2023SPACE FACTS: DAY 10/365 A lot of objects in the universe spin, and the fastest among these are newborn neutron stars. The fastest known one is PSR J1748−2446ad, which spins almost 43,000 times a minute. That’s rotating around its axis 716 times in ONE SECOND. Its equator is spinning at about 0.24c! 3534
Reposted by Kadir CivanNora's Guide to the Galaxy @ngttg.bsky.social · 19/06/2023SPACE FACTS: DAY 4/365 🧪 If you look up at the night sky from a very dark location, the sky is beautifully spangled with stars—but in fact there are only about 5000 stars visible by eye even from the darkest locations! That’s about 1 in 20,000,000 of the stars in our galaxy. 11039
Reposted by Kadir CivanNora's Guide to the Galaxy @ngttg.bsky.social · 18/06/2023A YEAR OF SPACE FACTS: DAY 2/365 🧪 We don’t know exactly how many galaxies are in the observable universe, but astronomers’ best estimate is that there are as many as 2 trillion. That’s 2x10^12 or **2 million million**! 🤯 41076
